April 22, 2005
City's biggest pedicab company selling entire fleet
The owner of the city's biggest pedicab business is selling off his fleet after an insurance dispute, Downtown Express reports.
When George Bliss started his business a decade ago, the city had no laws about pedicabs, so he sought permission from his community boards, which told him to get insurance. He did, though other pedicabs in the city aren't required to carry insurance under city law. After he lost a large claim filed by two passengers, he was dropped by his insurance company. Bliss has no kind words for his uninsured competitors: “The thing is that they are all uninsured, illegal, working-for-cash immigrants,” Bliss said. “They work from day to day for dollars and then leave. They don’t have anything to contribute to the industry of the city. If they are in an accident, who will the passengers sue? If they don’t find an individual, they will sue the city.” He said he could restart his pedicab business if the city would require all cabbies to get insurance, thus making it more likely other insurance companies would cover the risks. Until then, he plans to sell bikes out of The Hub Station on Broome Street.
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April 22, 2005 12:01 PM in Transportology
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